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We remember Helena Stewart Bennet
We remember Helena Stewart Bennet
Timeline
Timeline
1888
service
British Army
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Source:9560626
1918
death
War Related Sickness
Died at the Prisoner of War Camp Hospital, Oswestry less than three weeks after joining the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Cause of death was influenza and pneumonia
Oswestry
United Kingdom
Source:7198895
Source:9560626
18th October 1918
burial
Angus
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United Kingdom
H. 583
Source:9560626
Source:7198895
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Helena Stewart |
| Initials | HS |
| Last Name | Bennet |
| Source | 4941848 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | Staff Nurse |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace McCracken | mother | ||
| Andrew Bennet | father |
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Nurses memorial at the National Memorial ArboretumA Memorial to Voluntary Aid Detachment and Professional Nurses who lost their lives in the 1st and 2nd World Wars, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, dedicated and unveiled on 4th June 2018 at an event attended by HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO, Royal Patron of the Nursing Memorial Appeal. The memorial takes the form of hands cast in bronze holding a globe carrying the names of nurses who lost their lives in service in the two World Wars. Further information about the memorial can be found on the Nursing Memorial Appeal website at www.nursingmemorialappeal.org.uk
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Helena Stewart Bennet 1888 Birth RegistrationBirth registration of Helena Stewart Bennet in Arbroath 1888Contributed by:
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De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-19 Vol 5Entry for Helena Stewart Bennet in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
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Communities
Communities
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with BMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with B
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial Force Nursing ServiceMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and Territorial Force Nursing Service
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 | |
| Helena Stewart Bennet 1888 Birth Registration | Margaret12335 | |
| De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-19 Vol 5 | Margaret12335 |
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